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Coach Bill McCurdy attributed the Crimson victory to Burns, who grabbed a five-yard lead on the first leg. "Both Shaw and Baker took advantage of the early lead and both had fast first quarters (under 52.0)," he said. "Our boys were so jazzed up to do this that the other teams just couldn't catch...
...time the baton was passed to anchor Huvelle, the N.U. runners had built up a five-yard lead. Huvelle hung behind N..'s Mike Roberts until the final half-lap of the race. Then, to the cheers of an enthusiastic crowd, the stocky captain poured it on, caught Roberts with 15 yards to go, and beat him by a fraction to the finish...
...mile relay both the Harvard and Army teams were clocked at 3:24.0, a new Cage record, but Army won the race. The Cadets had built up a five-yard lead when Huvelle, Harvard's anchor man, began to close the gap. Huvelle came within inches of catching the Army runner but never quite made it and crossed the finish line a fraction behind...
Both teams scored in the closing minutes of the half. Harvard took the lead when Kelly climaxed a 45-yard drive with a five-yard scamper around the end. Yale evened the count as Schmoke drilled a short pass to slippery halfback Bernie Sowley to gain a half time...
...bishop asking him to reverse the decision. "What Bishop Gorman has done," said the Rev. Robert Matheny of Richardson's First Christian Church, "is like a football team that has driven all the way down the field, has a first down and goal to go on the five-yard line, and punts." The Paulists' superior general, the Very Rev. John F. Fitzgerald, called the bishop's explanation "not sufficient for such a drastic action...